Palettes / Colors / #EFB8BE
#EFB8BE — Pale Red
#EFB8BE is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #EFB8BE when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#EFB8BE is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #B8EFE9; it also sits naturally between #EFB8DA and #EFCDB8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFB8BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 184, 190 |
| HSL | 353°, 63%, 83% |
| HSV | 353°, 23%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 23%, 21%, 6% |
| XYZ | 62.03, 56.35, 56.32 |
| Yxy | 56.35, 0.3551, 0.3225 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.81, 20.72, 4.65 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.07, 20.47, 4.13 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 72% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 21% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFB8BE
.text { color: #EFB8BE; }
.background { background-color: #EFB8BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFB8BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 184, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 63%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFB8BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 184, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFB8BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 184, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFB8BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFB8BE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B8EFE9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.71:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFB8BE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFB8BE
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EFB8BE: ·
How #EFB8BE looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFB8BE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EFB8BE?
#EFB8BE is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 239, 184, 190). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFB8BE?
#EFB8BE is RGB 239, 184, 190 — HSL 353°, 63%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 21%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFB8BE?
Its complement is #B8EFE9; analogous partners are #EFB8DA and #EFCDB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFB8BE for text?
Black text on #EFB8BE has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.